Top rated Canadian restaurants in Halifax, Canada to elevate your visit (Updated January, 2024)

Top rated Canadian restaurants in Halifax

Experience the best that Halifax has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 31 places from Canadian restaurant category.

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Xena's Bread and Butter Ltd.

Coffee shop

👍👍 Cute, 2D cafe in the heart of downtown Halifax. The bright interior with black and white 2D finish takes your brain on a ride and your eyes move about the rooms. Some displays are great for photo ops. The owners were very pleasant and eager to share information about their products. I had a steamed...

4.80 (99 reviews) (~0.59 km from centre)

The Canteen on Portland

Canadian restaurant

Creative, elevated seasonal comfort fare & wine served in a hip, well-lit & sophisticated space.

$$ $$

4.70 (1K reviews) (~2.3 km from centre)

Westcliff Restaurant

Diner

👍👍 Absolutely fantastic experience. The food was simple, delicious, and inexpensive. It was like stepping into the 70’s. The owners had spectacular banter and were clearly a well oiled machine. The chicken club and the chicken fingers were QUALITY, and you better get yourself a milkshake cause they we...

$ $$$

4.70 (308 reviews) (~2.03 km from centre)

Rose & Rooster Cafe

Restaurant

👍👍 first stop eating our Breakfast in R&R C Second stop Atlantic Ocean 🌊 🏄🏻‍♂️

$ $$$

4.70 (270 reviews) (~26.35 km from centre)

Rob Bitar's Ristorante

Italian restaurant

👍👍 Had great fieh and chips, loved the handcut shoe string fries (could have been just a tad crispier) lots of crispy, tasty coleslaw. Hubby had chicken parm. It was good. Our first visit would definitely go back. Pizzas smelled heavenly, a steady stream at the pizza take out, so that speaks volumes! A...

$$ $$

4.60 (655 reviews) (~35.57 km from centre)

Hop Scotch Dinner Club

Caterer

Warm, urban bistro in a historic building with a select, seasonal menu, daily specials & microbrews.

4.60 (95 reviews) (~1.68 km from centre)

The Happy Plate Restaurant Ltd

Filipino restaurant

👍👍 Happy Plate serves a number of dishes with a focus in breakfast, lunch or brunch with filipino dishes. I have attached pictures of its menu. I would recommend their lomi in the filipino dishes section. Lomi is basically a filipino version of ramen. it is filled with egg, fried pork belly and fried...

4.60 (76 reviews) (~3.88 km from centre)

Chef Abod Cafe & Catering

Middle Eastern restaurant

Mom-&-pop eatery serving up an array of sizable Middle Eastern dishes in a comfortable dining room.

$$ $$

4.50 (738 reviews) (~2.06 km from centre)

The Blarney Stone Restaurant

Canadian restaurant

👍👍 Plain looking in the outside with good old-fashioned hospitality on the inside. Great food, good portions and fair prices. There's also a large parking lot that can accomodate trailers and campers.

$ $$$

4.50 (528 reviews) (~86.06 km from centre)

Salmon River Country Inn

Inn

Simply furnished rooms in a modest riverfront inn offering a restaurant & free parking.

$95/night

4.50 (238 reviews) (~45.69 km from centre)

Café l'Acadie

Canadian restaurant

👍 Had such a good lunch here! Super good value for the lobster rolls. Just would have enjoyed a more fresh apple crisp but even still it was all really tasty and with friendly staff. Felt like an amazing home cooked dinner.

$$ $$

4.50 (234 reviews) (~31.69 km from centre)

McKelvie's Restaurant

Canadian restaurant

Refined restaurant serving oysters, lobster & steaks in a former fire station dating from 1906.

$$$ $

4.40 (940 reviews) (~1.13 km from centre)

The Finer Diner

Diner

👍👍 When I was a kid and went to the Maritimes with my family, I remember the best food I remembered were from these little quaint diners along the way to our destinations so this time I went looking for one. So this time, we went looking for one and landed at the Finer Diner and could not be happier....

$$ $$

4.40 (677 reviews) (~28.09 km from centre)

Callister's Country Kitchen

Restaurant

👍👍 The ultimate family experience. The food was great & the staff even greater. They made you feel right at home ❤️. I highly recommend this place and if you see Krista say hi . She’s da best 👍🤠👍 Michael P. Gaultois

$$ $$

4.30 (786 reviews) (~90.66 km from centre)

Salt + Ash Beach House

Restaurant

👍 Definitely worth going! Unbeatable location, upscale yet cozy interior and friendly staff. The menu was a recently added one and lacked a bit of inspiration but overall, the experience was great! Do not miss: The grilled mushrooms, unreal. The Cale Cesar Salad is great. The grilled scallops! Also,...

4.30 (316 reviews) (~1.17 km from centre)

Emile's Black Point Bistro

Bistro

👍👍 Visited this place last Sunday with friends and loved it! The French fries that came with the Fish and Chips is the best I've tasted in my life. Cassie who recommended the dish gave us a heads up about how much we are going to love it. She's right. Special kudos to Cassie for guiding us though the...

4.30 (95 reviews) (~31.31 km from centre)

A&W Canada

Hamburger restaurant

Fast-food outlet serving up namesake root beer, plus burgers, chicken & fries.

$ $$$

4.20 (1K reviews) (~7.34 km from centre)

Cora Breakfast and Lunch

Breakfast restaurant

👍👍 Vegetarian review: There are a lot of vegetarian options, they even offer to replace meat with black bean in almost all dishes. We ordered fruit crepe and blueberry pancakes which were delicious and refreshing. Custard was the Rockstar in crepes. Smoothie had pretty amazing taste and was healthy a...

$$ $$

4.20 (1K reviews) (~5.8 km from centre)

Kempster's Cookhouse

Canadian restaurant

Casual eatery offering breakfast-to-dinner homestyle dishes, plus a bar & old-fashioned milkshakes.

$$ $$

4.20 (1K reviews) (~3 km from centre)

Cora Breakfast and lunch

Breakfast restaurant

🫤 “Home of the Eggs Benny” …. I haven’t been to Cora’s in years and now I remember why😂 my medium poached eggs were practically hard boiled eggs and the hollandaise was separating the moment it was brought out. Service was great though the waitress’ were very kind! the prices were pretty shocking for...

$$ $$

4.20 (685 reviews) (~10.85 km from centre)

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Top rated Canadian restaurants in Halifax, Canada